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Why Save It? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on why people save, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.10.K-2. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Why Save It?

D2.Eco.10.K-2

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1.You spend every coin the day you get it. What cannot you do?
  • A.Save time
  • B.Buy anything that costs more than one day's coins
  • C.Nothing changes
2.You want a kite that costs 10 coins. You have 4. What can you do?
  • A.Buy half a kite
  • B.Save until you have 10 coins
  • C.Give up on kites
3.Saving means...
  • A.Spending it faster
  • B.Giving it away
  • C.Keeping money instead of spending it now
4.What is hard about saving?
  • A.You have to wait to buy the thing
  • B.It costs extra
  • C.The money disappears
5.Why is a money box useful?
  • A.It spends money
  • B.It keeps your savings in one place
  • C.It makes money
6.Your family saves for a holiday. What are they doing?
  • A.Spending more each week
  • B.Keeping money back each week until there is enough
  • C.Borrowing a holiday
7.You save 2 coins a week. After three weeks you have...
  • A.2 coins
  • B.3 coins
  • C.6 coins
8.Why do people save money?
  • A.Because shops are shut
  • B.Because coins are heavy
  • C.To buy something bigger later

LessonPrint · D2.Eco.10.K-2 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Why Save It?

Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Buy anything that costs more than one day's coins
  2. 2.Save until you have 10 coins
  3. 3.Keeping money instead of spending it now
  4. 4.You have to wait to buy the thing
  5. 5.It keeps your savings in one place
  6. 6.Keeping money back each week until there is enough
  7. 7.6 coins
  8. 8.To buy something bigger later

More practice for D2.Eco.10.K-2

Explain why people save money instead of spending it.

Teaching this next? Why People Save is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.10.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.